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Hepatitis C Class Action REO reaches billion dollar settlement for tainted blood victims.
The Settlement Agreement in this matter has received court approval across Canada and compensation is now being paid. |
IN THE NEWS Unpaid Overtime: Scotiabank’s Certification Appeal Denied In reasons released on June 3, 2011 a unanimous Divisional Court dismissed Scotiabank’s appeal of the decision certifying Cindy Fulawka’s action against the Bank as a class proceeding.
Leave to Appeal Granted in CIBC Overtime Case In reasons released on January 21, 2011, the Court of Appeal for Ontario granted Dara Fresco leave to appeal from the decision denying the certification of her claim as a class proceeding.
REO LLP Wins Record Costs Award In the unpaid overtime class action of McCracken v CNR, Peter Roy and Sean Grayson of REO, and Louis Sokolov and Steven Barrett of SGM obtained the largest cost award ($740,000) in Canadian legal history as a result of a successful certification motion.
REO recognized as leading class action lawyers REO is featured in the June issue of National Magazine - the official publication of the Canadian Bar Association
Court Certifies Overtime Class Action Against CN On August 17, 2010 the Ontario Superior of Justice certified McCracken v Canadian National Railway Company as a class proceeding |
On July 25, 2006, Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced that the federal government had agreed to settle the Hepatitis C class action brought by REO for over $1 billion. The settlement is one of the largest class action settlements in Canadian history.
REO is counsel in a class action against the Federal Government on behalf of people infected with Hepatitis C through blood transfusions received in Canada before 1986 or after 1990.
On July 25, 2006, the Prime Minister of Canada announced a $1 billion settlement of REO’s class action.